Gustav Sule

Gustav Sule (10 September 1910 – 3 April 1942) was an Estonian javelin thrower. He won bronze in the 1934 European Championships, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and at one point ranked second on the all-time world list.

Biography Sule was born in Tartu on 10 September 1910. In 1928 he set Estonian high school records not only in the javelin, but also high jump and pole vault. In 1931 he threw 69.54, ranking him second in the world that year behind former world record holder Eino Penttilä.

Sule remained one of the world's top throwers in 1932, improving his Estonian record to 69.62. Sule failed to improve his Estonian record in 1933, but his best throw of 69.30 still ranked him fourth in the world that year.

Sule broke through the 70 m barrier in 1934, improving his Estonian record to 71.48 and again placing second on the annual world list. he was named Estonia's top athlete that year by the Tallinn Sports Press Club. although he still won a bronze medal at the 1935 International University Games. throwing 75.935 m. At the time, that was enough to place him second on the all-time world list, behind only world record holder Järvinen; At the European Championships in September 1938 he threw 70.50 m